Kevin Kline : Oraclehttp://www2.sqlblog.com/blogs/kevin_kline/archive/tags/Oracle/default.aspxTags: OracleenCommunityServer 2.1 SP2 (Build: 61129.1)Use TPC Database Benchmarks to Save Moneyhttp://www2.sqlblog.com/blogs/kevin_kline/archive/2013/04/29/use-tpc-database-benchmarks-to-save-money.aspxMon, 29 Apr 2013 14:47:00 GMT21093a07-8b3d-42db-8cbf-3350fcbf5496:48817KKline0http://www2.sqlblog.com/blogs/kevin_kline/comments/48817.aspxhttp://www2.sqlblog.com/blogs/kevin_kline/commentrss.aspx?PostID=48817Today, I would like to give you a primer on how to read the benchmark reports that are published by the major database and hardware vendors....(<a href="http://www2.sqlblog.com/blogs/kevin_kline/archive/2013/04/29/use-tpc-database-benchmarks-to-save-money.aspx">read more</a>)<img src="http://www2.sqlblog.com/aggbug.aspx?PostID=48817" width="1" height="1">AdministrationBest PracticesDBAMonitoringOracleSQL Server 2012Read the New TPC Database Benchmarking Serieshttp://www2.sqlblog.com/blogs/kevin_kline/archive/2013/04/22/read-the-new-tpc-database-benchmarking-series.aspxMon, 22 Apr 2013 18:17:00 GMT21093a07-8b3d-42db-8cbf-3350fcbf5496:48816KKline2http://www2.sqlblog.com/blogs/kevin_kline/comments/48816.aspxhttp://www2.sqlblog.com/blogs/kevin_kline/commentrss.aspx?PostID=48816Let's talk about database application benchmarking. This is a skill set which, in my opinion, is one of the major differentiators between a journeyman-level DBA and a true master of the trade. In this article published in my monthly column at Database...(<a href="http://www2.sqlblog.com/blogs/kevin_kline/archive/2013/04/22/read-the-new-tpc-database-benchmarking-series.aspx">read more</a>)<img src="http://www2.sqlblog.com/aggbug.aspx?PostID=48816" width="1" height="1">AdministrationBest PracticesDBAMonitoringOraclePerformanceSQL Server 2012Timewarp: What Is a Relational Database?http://www2.sqlblog.com/blogs/kevin_kline/archive/2012/09/05/timewarp-what-is-a-relational-database.aspxWed, 05 Sep 2012 19:23:00 GMT21093a07-8b3d-42db-8cbf-3350fcbf5496:45036KKline23http://www2.sqlblog.com/blogs/kevin_kline/comments/45036.aspxhttp://www2.sqlblog.com/blogs/kevin_kline/commentrss.aspx?PostID=45036These days, relational database management systems (RDBMSs) like Microsoft SQL Server and Oracle are the primary engines of information systems everywhere, particularly for enterprise computing systems and web applications. Though RDBMSs are now common enough to trip over, it wasn’t always that way. ...(<a href="http://www2.sqlblog.com/blogs/kevin_kline/archive/2012/09/05/timewarp-what-is-a-relational-database.aspx">read more</a>)<img src="http://www2.sqlblog.com/aggbug.aspx?PostID=45036" width="1" height="1">AdministrationArchitecturedata qualityDatabase DesignDBAHadoopMySQLNoSQLOpinionOracleSQL Server 2012TrendsAccelerate OLTP with HP and Microsoft's New High Performance Reference Architecturehttp://www2.sqlblog.com/blogs/kevin_kline/archive/2012/03/06/accelerate-oltp-with-hp-and-microsoft-s-new-high-performance-reference-architecture.aspxTue, 06 Mar 2012 15:25:00 GMT21093a07-8b3d-42db-8cbf-3350fcbf5496:42126KKline2http://www2.sqlblog.com/blogs/kevin_kline/comments/42126.aspxhttp://www2.sqlblog.com/blogs/kevin_kline/commentrss.aspx?PostID=42126Learn about HP and Microsoft reference architecture for very high performance OLTP applications from Shashank Pawar of Microsoft Australia....(<a href="http://www2.sqlblog.com/blogs/kevin_kline/archive/2012/03/06/accelerate-oltp-with-hp-and-microsoft-s-new-high-performance-reference-architecture.aspx">read more</a>)<img src="http://www2.sqlblog.com/aggbug.aspx?PostID=42126" width="1" height="1">ArchitectureDBAHardwareOraclePerformanceManaging Complex DB Environmentshttp://www2.sqlblog.com/blogs/kevin_kline/archive/2011/08/03/managing-complex-db-environments.aspxWed, 03 Aug 2011 15:05:00 GMT21093a07-8b3d-42db-8cbf-3350fcbf5496:37441KKline4http://www2.sqlblog.com/blogs/kevin_kline/comments/37441.aspxhttp://www2.sqlblog.com/blogs/kevin_kline/commentrss.aspx?PostID=37441Let's address methods for successfully managing today’s complex heterogeneous database infrastructures....(<a href="http://www2.sqlblog.com/blogs/kevin_kline/archive/2011/08/03/managing-complex-db-environments.aspx">read more</a>)<img src="http://www2.sqlblog.com/aggbug.aspx?PostID=37441" width="1" height="1">AdministrationInteroperabilityOracleQuest SoftwareSybaseTrendsSQL Server Migration Roll-Uphttp://www2.sqlblog.com/blogs/kevin_kline/archive/2011/05/02/sql-server-migration-roll-up.aspxMon, 02 May 2011 14:42:00 GMT21093a07-8b3d-42db-8cbf-3350fcbf5496:35231KKline0http://www2.sqlblog.com/blogs/kevin_kline/comments/35231.aspxhttp://www2.sqlblog.com/blogs/kevin_kline/commentrss.aspx?PostID=35231There are so many great tools out there for data professionals using Microsoft SQL Server. I really like to see all of these great tools made free to the public. On the other hand, I'm bummed that the tools are cast about in a very decentralized fashion....(<a href="http://www2.sqlblog.com/blogs/kevin_kline/archive/2011/05/02/sql-server-migration-roll-up.aspx">read more</a>)<img src="http://www2.sqlblog.com/aggbug.aspx?PostID=35231" width="1" height="1">AdministrationInteroperabilityMigrationMS-AccessMySQLOracleSybaseTroubleshootingAdventures in the Land of CloudDB/NoSQL/NoAcidhttp://www2.sqlblog.com/blogs/kevin_kline/archive/2011/02/18/adventures-in-the-land-of-clouddb-nosql-noacid.aspxFri, 18 Feb 2011 13:44:00 GMT21093a07-8b3d-42db-8cbf-3350fcbf5496:33518KKline0http://www2.sqlblog.com/blogs/kevin_kline/comments/33518.aspxhttp://www2.sqlblog.com/blogs/kevin_kline/commentrss.aspx?PostID=33518Cloud, Bunny, or CloudBunny? Last year, some of my friends from Quest Software attended Hadoop World in New York. In 2009, I never would've guessed that Quest would be there with products, community initiatives, as a major sponsor and with presenters?...(<a href="http://www2.sqlblog.com/blogs/kevin_kline/archive/2011/02/18/adventures-in-the-land-of-clouddb-nosql-noacid.aspx">read more</a>)<img src="http://www2.sqlblog.com/aggbug.aspx?PostID=33518" width="1" height="1">Cloud ComputingConferencesDatabase DesignFutureWatchHadoopNews AnalysisNoSQLOpinionOracleTrendsNew on KEK.com - Presentation: SQL Server for Oracle DBAshttp://www2.sqlblog.com/blogs/kevin_kline/archive/2010/08/02/new-on-kek-com-presentation-sql-server-for-oracle-dbas.aspxMon, 02 Aug 2010 12:23:00 GMT21093a07-8b3d-42db-8cbf-3350fcbf5496:27492KKline0http://www2.sqlblog.com/blogs/kevin_kline/comments/27492.aspxhttp://www2.sqlblog.com/blogs/kevin_kline/commentrss.aspx?PostID=27492Back in late May, my pal Buck Woody ( blog | twitter ) and I presented SQL Server for the Oracle DBA . Buck played Jerry Lewis' role, while I played the straight man a la Dean Martin. You can see the recording and slide deck here . Since both Buck and...(<a href="http://www2.sqlblog.com/blogs/kevin_kline/archive/2010/08/02/new-on-kek-com-presentation-sql-server-for-oracle-dbas.aspx">read more</a>)<img src="http://www2.sqlblog.com/aggbug.aspx?PostID=27492" width="1" height="1">AdministrationInternalsOraclePeoplePerformanceQuest SoftwareSpeaking